xlix, 609 pages ; 17 cm

"Born into an affluent and politically active black family, Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837-1914) was a scholar, reformer, teacher, and writer. Her journals describe her privileged childhood, her sporadic teaching career, her involvement with the anti-slavery movement, her eighteen months teaching the contraband slaves of the South Carolina Sea Islands during the Civil War, and her later work as poet and essayist. Thanks to her keen observation amd meticulousaccounts of the people and events that shaped her life, her journals provide a unique and personal view of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras"--Publisher

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-609)

Foreword: In her own write / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- A note from the Schomburg Center / Howard Dodson -- Preface / Brenda Stevenson -- Chronology -- People in the journals -- Introduction / by Brenda Stevenson -- Journal one: Salem, May, 24, 1854 -- December 31, 1856 -- Journal two: Salem, January 1, 1857-January 27, 1858 -- Journal three: Salem, January 28, 1858-St Helena Island, February 14, 1863 -- Journal four: St Helena Island, February 15, 1863-May 15, 1864 -- Journal five: Jacksonville, November 1885 -- Ler, July 1892 -- Notes -- Index

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